Showing posts with label Irish fiscal policy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irish fiscal policy. Show all posts
Thursday, May 3, 2018

3/5/18: Irish Exchequer Returns: April 2018

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My article on Irish Exchequer returns for April 2018 is now available on Sunday Business Post site:  https://www.businesspost.ie/business/...
Friday, July 21, 2017

21/7/17: Professor Mario: Meet Irish Austerity Unsung Hero

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In the previous post covering CSO's latest figures on Irish Fiscal metrics, I argued that the years of austerity amount to little more...

21/7/17: Ireland: a Poster Child for Austerity through Taxes

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Ever since the beginning of the Crisis in 2008, Irish policymakers insisted staking the claims to the heroic burden sharing of the post-Cr...
Saturday, October 22, 2016

22/10/16: Watering Down Budget 2017 Promises?

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My article on the Irish Finance Bill for Budget 2017 is now available on Sunday Business Post  website:  https://www.businesspost.ie/opini...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

21/6/16: Real Ireland and the New 'Fiscal Space'

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My comment for the Sunday Business Post  on the Summer Statement by the Irish Government, covering fiscal space for 2016-2021 is available...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

15/10/15: Budget 2016: Tech & Entrepreneurship Perspective

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My take on the Budget 2016 from the perspective of tech sector:  https://www.siliconrepublic.com/video/dr-constantin-gurdgiev-on-budget-20...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

14/10/15: There isn't Ireland without MNC Inc.: Budget 2016

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Budget 2016 went in like a circus convoy entering a sleepy town: all pomp and all the excitement with little substance of change in tow. ...
Thursday, June 4, 2015

4/6/15: Irish Fiscal Spring: Village, April-May

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My recent article for the Village Magazine [April-May edition] on Irish economy is now available on-line:  http://www.villagemagazine.ie/i...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

28/4/15: There is a Spring... There was a Statement...

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This Spring Statement was a lengthy and over-manned delivery of the vintage "A Lot Done. More to Do." 2002 FF slogan. As such, i...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

25/11/2014: Irish Fiscal Council: More of Troika Speak, Less of Original Insight

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The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council [an independent body of sort with some relevance of sorts, if only as a 'check' on the Governmen...
Thursday, April 3, 2014

3/4/3014: Tax or Not: Sunday Times, March 9, 2014

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This is unedited version of my Sunday Times article from March 9, 2014 Speaking at last week's Fine Gael Ard Fheis, Minister for F...
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Thursday, December 26, 2013

26/12/2013: Strategy for Growth 2014-2020 - A Fruitcake of Policy?

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This is an unedited version of my Sunday Times column from December 22, 2013. It is a well-known fact that virtually all New Year’s re...
Monday, October 7, 2013

7/10/2013: Taking an Easy Road Out of Budget 2014? Sunday Times, September 22

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This is an unedited version of my Sunday Times column from September 22, 2013. The upcoming Budget 2014 will be one of the toughest sin...
Monday, August 12, 2013

12/8/2013: Sunday Times August 4, 2013: Troika Programme Exit vs Fiscal Reforms

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This is an unedited version of my article for Sunday Times August 4, 2013. Irish political leaders are not exactly known for making log...
Friday, February 15, 2013

15/2/2013: Loose Lips of Brendan Howlin & Jens Weidmann's Bother

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Strong words today on the Irish Promo Notes deal from ECB's Jens Weidmann via Bloomberg (link to full interview here ): "It’s im...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

4/9/2012: Six Key Facts About Irish Government Spending: August 2012

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In the previous post I looked at the receipts side of the Exchequer returns for January-August 2012. Now, let's take a quick tour t...